African American adolescents’ experiences with unplanned pregnancy and elective abortion

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 414-433

  Andrews, Janet L ^a   Boyle, Joyceen S ^b  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEXUALITY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 0141833796     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330390212199     Document Type: Article

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